The Argonaut

“The Argonaut” by Henrik Hellstenius performed by Irvine Arditti at June in Buffalo Festival 2017

The Argonaut is a solo violin piece, composed from the material of a larger instrumental theatre piece called «Victoria Counting» for staged violinist. The title refers to the seamen following Ulysses on his many voyages, here in the writing of the German author Heiner Müller.